Nodding Shots

Having done intense research of the documentary genre both in class and as extra work, we have learnt that "nodding shots" are an important convention. They are used in interviews to backchannel an affirmative response and a sense of understanding to the person being interviewed. This often creates a more comfortable atmosphere for the person giving an answer, and can often lead to a more responsive interview. Therefore in our editing we have made strong efforts to include this important convention in order to achieve an effective outcome. During the interview with Julie Maitland we have included a medium close up shot of myself and Tom agreeing to the answer she is giving, indicated by our supportive nodding in agreement. We felt we applying to an important code and convention of the genre, as well as indicating that we want the most responsive answers from our interviews.

We have also included an expert interview with a parent of two Nick Wearing, yet we still have to film nodding shots for his footage. When we made use of the technique the first time we felt it would be effective to use it again for Nick. Therefore the group are creating a schedule for an appropriate time to film this new footage, it will again consist of myself and Tom (the duel presenters) agreeing to what Nick is saying. I feel that our group are displaying clear enthusiasm and determination to use familiar codes and conventions from the documentary genre.